Gayle's Chocolate Dipped Coconut Balls

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/4 lb butter
• 14 ounces shredded coconut (1 large bag)
• 12 ounces eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (1 can)
• 24 ounces powdered sugar (1 1/2 boxes)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 10 ounces chopped maraschino cherries (1 jar)
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 1 lb chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup grated paraffin wax

Recipe

• 1 melt:.
• 2 butter and pour over shredded coconut.
• 3 mix with:.
• 4 eagle brand sweetened condensed milk and powdered sugar.
• 5 mix with hands then add:.
• 6 vanilla, chopped marachino cherries, and chopped pecans.
• 7 let the mixture set in refrigerator and get cool through and through. then begin rolling into small balls.
• 8 place the balls in the refrigerator on cookie sheets. chill each side about 12 hours. you can put them in the freezer if you are impatient.
• 9 the next day:.
• 10 melt:.
• 11 chocolate chips and grated paraffin wax.
• 12 dip the balls in the chocolate sauce and coat well. (i use an ice pick). return to refrigerator or freezer to firm. they keep well in the refrigerator or freezer.